SOMALI NUTRITION STRATEGY 2011 – 2013 - ReliefWeb

Outcome 3: Increased appropriate knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding
infant, young child and maternal nutrition
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Outputs:
3.1 Improved rates of early initiation and exclusive
breastfeeding practices
3.2 Improved rates of optimal complementary
feeding practices
3.3 Local availability and consumption patterns
of nutrient dense foods are better understood
and this knowledge-base is used to promote
increased intake of energy, protein and
micronutrient-rich foods
3.4 Common practices that inhibit micronutrient
absorption e.g. tea consumption are better
understood and addressed
3.5 Improved access to nutrition education and
counselling for pregnant and lactating women
through health services and community based
structures
Outputs:
4.1 Increased availability of fortified food
4.2 Improved access to and utilisation of
micronutrient supplements and fortified
supplementary food by vulnerable groups
through health services and novel community
based delivery strategies
4.3 Increased coverage of de-worming through
population-based delivery mechanisms:
a) Child Health Days, b) schools, c) MCH
services and d) nutrition programmes
Mother breastfeeding child at Baidoa MCH,
UNICEF Somalia, CK Minihane
Outcome 4: Improved availability and coverage of micronutrients and de-worming
interventions to the population
Child receives Vitamin A supplementation at CHD
in Hargeisa, UNICEF Somalia, Denise Shepherd
Johnson
Outcome 5: Improved mainstreaming of nutrition as a key component of health
and other relevant sectors
Outputs:
5.1 Nutrition is effectively incorporated into
the policies, strategies, activities, delivery
mechanisms and outcomes of health sector
5.2 Nutrition is integrated into the policies,
strategies, activities, delivery mechanisms
and outcomes of relevant sectors (WASH,
agriculture/livelihoods, education, food aid)
Promotion of handwashing, DHK
Mogadishu, SAACID/WFP